| HYMAN | Dorothy ..... , 1962 Commonwealth 100yd ant 220yd champion (5) |
| LINDA | ..... Ludgrove, 1962 Commonwealth women's 220 yards backstroke swimming champion (5) |
| SNELL | 1964 Olympics men's 800m and 1,500m and 1962 Commonwealth Games 880 yards and 1 mile gold medallist (5,5) |
| PLATT | Sue ..... , 1962 Commonwealth javelin gold medallist (5) |
| PETER | 1964 Olympics men's 800m and 1,500m and 1962 Commonwealth Games 880 yards and one mile gold medallist |
| LUDGROVE | Linda ___, 1962 Commonwealth 220 yards backstroke swimming gold medallist (8) |
| BALLS | Second-rate 'Strictly' particip-ant entertaining one and all - such may offer fun at Blackpool? (5,5) |
| BEACH | Second-rate 'Strictly' particip-ant entertaining one and all - such may offer fun at Blackpool? (5,5) |
| EMMET | Ant - to the Cornish, a tourist - met me (anag) (5) |
| OBITS | The Last Word's botanist releases ant (5) |
| GROVE | Byker -; teen drama that starred PJ and Duncan (Ant and Dec) (5) |
| LILLY | Ant-man and The Hobbit actress, Evangeline ___ (pictured) (5) |
| VIGIL | This ant is watchful (5) |
| FAINT | Pass out if ant moves (5) |
| SANTA | In cahoots, Ant and Dec's visitor? (5) |
| CORGI | Gosh! Giant ant has gone off with the dog! (5) |
| TITAN | It takes an ant to look gigantic (5) |
| RIDGE | Treading awkwardly (but missing ant) on long narrow hilltop (5) |
| GIANT | A soldier ant is a big one! (5) |
| ELOPE | Ant leaving animal to run away to wed (5) |